The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-11-10

| The tunnel of the Dresden branch of
the c., A. & c., railway, twelve miles west
of Coshocton, Ohio, Is reported to have
cayed in last Sunday. Six men were
killed and several wounded.
Unwonted precautions were taken by
the French authorities to protect the
German officials who were surveying the
scene of the recent frontier shooting in
cident. The utmost courtesy was shown
on both sides.
Ogilvie, of the geographical urvey,who
will winter in northern British Columbia,
will take observations for the purpose OF
defining the 141st meridian, which will
form the basis for determining the
boundary line between Alaska and Brit
ish Columbia.
Featherman & Co. have just received
an artistic little card showing the new
colors which will prevail in ladies' styles
during the winter. The card is covered
with lithographic work of high order of
excellence and the colors shown are Ger
tainly beautiful.
John L. Sullivan arrived in London
last Sunday. A crowd of $500 betting
men, pugilists and roughs assembled at
the railway station to welcome him, and
when the train arrived a wild rush was
made for the car which Sullivan occu-
pied. The excitement was great.
| Last Sunday, Engel, one of the con-
demned Chicago anarchists, attempted
suicide by poison. The cells of the
others were searched, and six loaded
dynamite bombs found in Lingg's cell.
It Is supposed that the bombs were in
tended as engines of self-destruction.
The remains of dynamite bomb were
found in the ruins of the Fourteenth
street explosion, st. Louis, but the detec-
! tives think it was placed there by some
of the sensationalists who have been
writing to the newspapers. claim ing they
were agents of horrible crime.
The advisory committee Of Plymouth
church. New York, reported in favor OF
extending a call to Rev. Charles A. Ber-
ry, of Wolverhampton England, to fill
the pulpit made vacant by the death OF
Henry Ward Beecher Aspecial meet
ing will be held 18th inst, at which the
church will be asked to take final action
A perfection of more effective powder
and bullets has enabled the German wal
Office to adopt a smaller bore Of rifles
The defects of larger bore are only ap-
parent in comparison with the French
and Russian repeaters. The expense OF
the change will be enormous, but the
government has decided to manufacture
the new rifles with the greatest energy
! Henry Willebrand and William Glen.
non, charged with saying "Ah, therer' in
front of the Cole school, San Francisco
and otherwise disturbing the peace and
dignity of the school, were found guilty
before Justice Henshaw and fined S.
Miss Florence D. Pereau and Mrs. F.
Pugh, two teachers, testified for the
prosecution. Henry Sinram, also charged
with the same offense, was found not
guilty.
| James Smith, a respectable citizen OF
Boulder, COL, suspected that too init
mate relations existed between his wife
and a young man named Al. Frazier
Smith sent for Frazier to come
to his house, saying he wanted te
see him On important business. Just as
Frazier opened the gate, Smith opened
the door and fired, killing him instantly
He then sent a ball through his own hea6
and died in few seconds.
The executive committee of trunl
lines decided the matter of export rates
at it's meeting in New York, last Thurs
day. The Grand Trunk acquiesced il
the decision of the committee, and by ;
rule adopted the average through rate t.
Liverpool from Chicago as tht
rate for ali routes to the other side o
the Atlantic. By this arrangement 1t vii
cost the same by whatever seaboard out
let export stuff may be forwarded.
DIR. WyEne, Oculist and Aurist,
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, O